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Keuchel chased early, beaten in 1st start against Astros

Dallas Keuchel lost in his first appearance against Houston, and Abraham Toro had a career-high four hits to lead the Astros over the Chicago White Sox 8-2 Sunday for their seventh straight win.

 

Keuchel (6-2) tied a season high by allowing six runs - three earned - in a season-low 2 2/3 innings as the AL Central leaders lost their season-high fourth straight.

 

He gave up seven hits and four walks, leaving after throwing 41 pitches in the third.

 

The 33-year-old left-hander had been 5-0 in eight starts since an April 30 defeat to Cleveland.

 

Toro, a 24-year-old who made his big league debut in August 2019, improved to 7 for 11 since he was brought up from the minors last week. He was 1 for 12 during an April callup and was hitting .352 with two homers and 11 RBIs in 17 games at Triple-A Sugar Land.

 

He hit an RBI infield single in the first and added three more singles before striking out.

 

Lance McCullers Jr. (4-1) gave up two runs and two hits in six innings and Carlos Correa homered for the Astros, on their longest winning streak since taking eight in a row from last Aug. 12-20.

 

McCullers won his third straight decision and has allowed three runs or fewer in each of his last eight starts.

 

Jake Lamb's two-run homer put the White Sox ahead in the second, but Houston took a 6-2 lead in the third, when Yordan Alvarez hit a two-run single, Taylor Jones had an RBI double, Keuchel walked Jose Altuve with the bases loaded and reliever Matt Foster walked Chas McCormick with the bases full.

 

Correa homered leading off the fourth, and Michael Brantley had an RBI single in the fifth.

 

Remember WHOW is your home for Chicago White Sox baseball. Our next broadcast is Tuesday, June 22, at 5:30pm against the Pittsburgh Pirates.

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